Development Manager

Under the direction of the Executive Director of the Women & Children's Shelter of Barrie, the Community Development Manager is responsible for the planning, coordination and implementation of the agency’s Development plan. The Community Development Manager is responsible for acquiring the funding that ensures sustainability for the on-going daily operations of the agency and any future capital requirements. The Community Development Manager will serve as a liaison with the community and also will be responsible for developing and executing the strategic marketing and communications plans for the shelter. The Community Development Manager supervises several administrative employees and follows the guidelines of the Collective Agreement. This position also requires participation in an on-call rotation which includes evening and weekend support to shelter staff and situations that may arise.

**Duties or Responsibilities: Fundraising**
- Research, develop, and initiate innovative and conventional fundraising strategies, to ensure capital and annual operating needs are met.
- Cultivate, solicit, and steward donors and prospective donors.
- Ensure donor tracking and correspondence systems are accurate.
- Ensure all fundraising activities are in compliance with funding sources, common practices, organization guidelines, and government requirements including tax/license requirements.
- Ensures appropriate and professional staffing for fundraising events and activities.
- Plan and implement recognition and appreciation activities to adequately thank, reinforce and retain long-term relationships with donors, third-party event organizers, and volunteers.

**Duties or Responsibilities: Community Relations**
- Develop and initiate a communications plan, defining key audiences, activities, and timelines for both external and internal stakeholders.
- Develop a communications plan as needed for specific critical issues and special projects.
- Liaise with media, ensuring frequent and accurate media exposure for the agency.
- Engage in networking activities with community groups and key stakeholders that will provide opportunities to increase the organization’s contact network.
- Build community relationships through various speaking engagements.
- Organize and chair the Community Relations Advisory Committee.
- Identify potential multi-agency strategic partnerships with funding and non-funding agencies.

**Duties or Responsibilities: Volunteers**
- Create and implement a Fundraising Volunteer Program to carry out the fundraising activities of the agency.
- Organize and direct the Volunteer Committee.
- Coordinate volunteers to assist in first
- party and special events.
- Recruit, train and supervise volunteers involved with fundraising activities.

**Duties or Responsibilities: Administrative**
- Research grant, foundation, service clubs, and government project funding opportunities and create a database of contacts for follow-up and future use.
- Acquire and maintain a sound knowledge and understanding of WCS and use that knowledge when writing grant proposals.
- Create a fundraising budget for each fiscal year outlining projected revenues and expenditures.
- Manage the ongoing use of the fundraising software.
- Preparation and distribution of agency materials including newsletters, Annual General Reports, brochure inserts, and solicitation letters.
- Contribute to the agency website in terms of fundraising ideas and suggestions.
- Work with event print/creative vendors and sponsors to create event materials.
- Track all revenue and expenses from each event and provide regular reports of financial status to the Executive Director.
- Fulfil ongoing documentation/reporting requirements for external funding sources.

**Duties or Responsibilities: Other Duties**
- Participate in monthly management meeting, staff meetings and on other committees as deemed appropriate by the Executive Director.
- Required to work some evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Participate in an on-call rotation.
- To perform other related duties as directed by the Executive Director.

**Qualifications**:

- University Degree. College Diploma in Fundraising and Marketing will be considered if extensive years of experience is present.
- A minimum of five years direct fundraising experience.
- Proven record in fundraising, especially in the area of major gifts.
- Excellent professional writing, editing, research, and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent networking, interpersonal and presentation skills: ability to speak to groups of people in a variety of settings.
- Fluency in fundraising management software i.e Donor Perfect
- Experience producing print materials (brochures, programs, posters, newsletters) and multimedia programs.
- Demonstrated time-management and organizational skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- An understanding of the non-profit and social services sector an asset.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a